Large mandibular mass in a newborn

A newborn boy in the neonatal intensive care unit was referred shortly after birth for evaluation of a large mandibular mass. The boy was born at 39-week, 1-day gestational age to a healthy 30-year-old, gravida 2 para 1 mother. Pregnancy and delivery were uncomplicated. Maternal prenatal laboratory tests and fetal ultrasonography at 20-weeks’ gestation were normal. There was no family history of genetic diseases or similar lesions. The boy was born at 3,003 grams with good Apgar scores. Physical examination revealed a pink mass protruding out of the oral cavity (Figure 1).

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